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The Vermont Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill establishing regulations for an adult-use cannabis marketplace.

FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gotliebb is planning a meeting for public comment and testimony in April about creating a regulatory framework for CBD.

The legalization bill now advances to the Senate but Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has already promised to veto the legislation if it were to reach his desk.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have uncovered a stronger-than-expected correlation of symptom relief with THC.

The group of ten bipartisan lawmakers is calling for Gov. Inslee to rescind his appointment of cannabis regulator Russ Hauge.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have extracted cannabinoids from brewers yeast.

Using technology developed by Code for America, San Francisco is the first city in California to successfully complete the expungement of prior cannabis crimes.

In an ongoing effort to launch social-use cannabis lounges in the city which have so far struggled to get started, the Denver City Council opted to permanently extend the social-use regulations.

Unless further action is taken by the Health Department, the 450-plant limit for medical cannabis growers in New Mexico is set to expire on Friday.

The California legislature must pass emergency legislation to prevent a near-complete stoppage of cannabis production in the state by summer.

Maine lawmakers have introduced and passed through committee legislation to lift the ban on CBD products in the state.

A new petition effort is seeking to add an exemption for medical cannabis patients to a Quebec bill that would ban public cannabis use and raise the legal consumption age to 21.

Oregon lawmakers will discuss the possibility of legalizing cannabis lounges during a committee hearing scheduled for Thursday.

Statistics Canada released consumer data showing that men and younger demographics seem to be the majority of consumers at this stage.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators are considering a fix to the lack of diversity in the state’s cannabis market and discussed several strategies, including the possibility of interest-free loans.

California’s tax revenue numbers have been released from the first full year of legalization, and are far lower than originally predicted.

Researchers investigated over 800,000 high school students in 45 states and discovered that medical cannabis legalization appears to lead to a decline in teenage and adolescent cannabis consumption.

A bill under consideration in Arizona aims to guarantee the legality of cannabis extracts ahead of a potential state Supreme Court ruling that could make the products illegal.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act had a contentious hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee and it’s uncertain whether it will be considered by the full House.

Alaska’s governor is seeking to disband the state’s Marijuana Control Board and some cannabis operators are concerned it could mean a return to prohibition.

Tilray has acquired hemp company Manitoba Harvest in a bid to enter the U.S. market with CBD-only products.

Cannabis holding company Acreage Holdings opened a new retail location in Queens, New York today.

A bill allowing the administration of cannabis medicine in public schools quickly passed the New Mexico state Senate and now moves to the House.

A study of the Denver area found that the presence of a medical cannabis dispensary indicated temporarily higher crime rates. This could, however, be the result of increased police targeting or simply a temporary effect of a new, cash-only business.